Feeding mechanism



M. J. MILMOE May 7, 1929.

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May 7, 1929. M. J. MILMOE FEEDING MECHANISM INVENTOR T ATTORNEYS 5Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Nov. 925

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UNITED] STATES a I 1,711,647 PATENTOFFICE. v

' uranium J. MILMOE, or CHICAGO, ILLIN'oIs, AssIcnon 'ro r, B.nn'nme'rolw com-- PANY, or cnroaeo. ILLINOIS,

A .CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

- FEEDING MECHANISM.

Application filed November This invention relates to mechanism for 7feeding packages or thin articles from a mag- Fig. 1 is an elevation ofaportion of a wrapping machine having one embodiment of the'presentinvention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the mechanismshown in Fig. 1, with parts omitted;

. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of the feeding mechanism, with partsinsection;

Fig.4 is a fragmentary sectional view substantially on line 4-4 ofFig.2;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the parts in a dilferentposition;

Fig. 6 is a yiew looking in the direction of the arrow6 in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section substantially on line 7 7 of Fig. 4.-

' In the embodiment shown in the drawings, the feeding mechanism isshown as applied to a machine-for placing a number of wrappedrazorblades together in a package. The blades in their individualwrappings are designated by the numeral 10. Theyare ar- .ranged instacks in a hopper 11 consisting of an inclined back plate 12 andlongitudinal ribs 13 projecting upwardly from the top of the-back plate.The blades are stacked upon one another in' the inclined troughs orgrooves between the ribs 13. As shown in Fig.1, the hopper 11 issupported on the frame 14 of the packaging machine by means of a bracket15. A second bracket 16, shown in Fig. 3, supports the hopper llat theside opposite the bracket 15. A shaft 17 is journaled in bearings '18and 19 supported by 4, 1925. Serial a... 66,778.

bearing 18. A tube 24 slidably engages the recess 22 and is providedwith a support 25 forholding theouter end'of the tube .in regis- ,adrum.26 secured thereto and arranged to rotate=therewith.- The drum isprovided with a series of circumferentialflanges 27, the peripheries ofwhich are arranged 1n reglstration with the'lower ends of the grooves ortroughs between the ribs 13 on the hopper '11. The drum 26 is providedwith internal chambers 28 and 29 which are separ'atedby a partition wall30.. For convenienceof manu tration with the opening 22. The shaft 17has i acture the drum may be made in separate sections and the sectionsfixed together, the ends of the drum being closed to seal the chambers28 and 29. Radiating from the chambers 28 and 29 and disposed'within thecircumferential flanges 27 is a series of air ducts 31, there being fourair ducts in the first and thirdflange starting from the left in Fig. 3,and six air ducts in the second and fourth flange, the six air ductsbeing arranged insets of three, as shown in Fig. 4. The air ducts in.the difi'erent flanges are arranged in registration with one anotherand. the drums are bored longitudinally to provide openings. for slidevalves? 32 intersecting the 1 air ducts 31 Adjacent each of the airducts 31 is a vent 33 which is connected to the air duct 31 by a port 34in the slide-valve when 34 leading to -atmosphere. When the valves areinthe position shown in the lower portion of Fig. 3 the air ducts3l areclosed.

The chambers 28 and 29 are connected to the interior 22 of the shaft 17by perforations 36. The perforations in the chamber 28 may be closed bysliding the tube 24 to the right, as

viewed in Fig. 3. .The tube 24 is connected to an exhaust pump, notshown in the drawings, so that when the tube is in the positionshown inFig. 3 air will be exhausted from both chambers 28 and 29. When the tubeis slid inwardly past the opening 36 the portion-of the drum connectedwith the chamber 28 will be placed out of operation,-while the air ductsconnected with the chamber 29 will continue to operate. v;

travels on ways 45 arranged below the drum 26. The chain 44 is providedwith links having upwardly extending teeth 47 providing pockets 48 forreceiving the articles from the flanges 27 The conveyer 44 is movedintermittently by a ratchet wheel 49 operated by a pawl 50 carried onthe end of a bar 51. The'bar 51 is provided with a cam roller 52 whichmeshes with a groove 53 in a cam 54 stack of blades.

secured'to the main drive shaft 42. The cam groove 53 is shaped topermit the conveyer to remain stationary during a quarter of a revo=lution of the drum 26. During the next quarter revolution the conveyerwill be moved forwardly the length of one link of the conveyer chain.During the next quarter of a revolution the conveyer will remainstationary again and will be moved the distance. of another link duringthe fourth quarter of a revolution. While the conveyer "is stationarythethree air ducts on-the second and fourth flange from the left in Fig.3 arranged in one quarter of the drum will be brought successively intoregistration with a pocket in the conveyer and willeach discharge arazor blade in the pocket beneath it. At the same time the twocorresponding air ducts in the first and third flange will he broughtinto registration with the conveyer pockets beneath and discharge twoblades in these pockets. It will thus be seen that when a particularpocket has passed all four of the flanges the pocket will have receivedin all ten blades,wwhich is the number commonly placed in a package. Afifth flange 55 may be provided on the drum 26 for depositing acardboard strip or other identification or advertising article on top ofthe The mechanism for feedingthe cardboard strip is not shown in thedrawings as the particular feeding mechanism for this purpose is not apart of'the present in- Vention. i

At the outer end of each of the air ports 31 the flanges 27 are providedwith flattened portions 56 'for receiving the blades 10. The blades 10are periodically raised in their magazines out of contact with theflanges 27 by fingers or blades 57 which are secured to a bar 58pivotally mounted at 59. There is one finger 57 at each side of each ofthe flanges 27' and disposed beneath the ends of the blades 10, as shownin Fig. 6. The fingers 57 are limited in their downward movement bystops 60' so that when the fingers are in their lowermost position theblades 10 will be permitted to slide downwardly to permit the lowermostblade to engage the periphery of the flange lowered position, as shownin Fig. 4, so that.

the lowermost blade 10 will rest upon the periphery of the flange 27.The suction in the chambers 28 and 29 will cause the blades to adhere tothe periphery of the flanges 27 and be withdrawn from the stacks inthemagazine. ,In order to facilitate removal of the lowermost blade it isdesirable to prevent the weight of the entire stack from resting on theblade to be withdrawn. This result is secured by means of arms 62pivoted at 63 on the magazine 11. Each arm carries a plate 64 at itslower end which projects at opposite sides of the arm 62 and overliesthe blades 10 in the magazines at each side of the arm62. There is onearm 62 for each pair of magazines. The arm 62 is provided with anangularly disposed extension 65, the adjacent ends of the arm andextension being spaced from each other and connected by'plates 66secured at each side of the arm62. This provides an opening 67 betweenthe arm 62 and its extension through which a threaded rod 68 proj ects,the rod being fixed to the rib 13 beneath the arm 62. I r g A plate 69is provided with a perforatlon through which the rod 68. extends, theplate resting on top of the bar 62 and being pressed against the bar bya spring 70 surrounding the rod 68. Lock nuts 71 are provided foradjusting the compression in the spring 0. The spring ordinarily pressesthe plate 64 against the ends of the blades 10 to hold them inplace inthe magazine. A pin 72 extends transversely of the extension 66 andcarries at its opposite ends detents 73 which bear on the Y peripheries,of the adjacent flanges 27 The detents 73 are resiliently pressedagainst the flanges by. engagement with the springpressed plate 69. Theflanges 27 are provided 11y at the time that the bars 62 are lifted by te pin 7 4. This will raise the stacks f blades in their magazines andwhile they are thus lifted the pin 74 will release the bars 62 and theplates 64 will be returned into engage ment with the blades. The plates64 are pro vided with extensions 7 6 which engage all but a small numberof the blades at the bottom of the stack. These blades, as shown inFig.4,

will be permitted to drop down against the periphery of the flanges 27when the fingers 57 blades.

are released so that the lowermost blade may be easily extracted fromthe magazine without the resistance which would be offered if the"entire weight of thesta'ck rested'upon the If more than a single bladeis withdrawn it will be intercepted by the detent 7 3 as the flange 27rotates. If it should happen that a blade is not in exact registrationwith the flat portion on the periphery of the disc but extendsrearwardly beyond the flat por-.

. tion, the. end of the blade will project above the outer periphery ofthe disc.

prevent the blade from passing beneath the This'will not detent 7 3,however, since the forward end of the blade will pass beneath the detentand the 'detent' will yield to permit the rear end to pass due. to' theresiliency of the spring 70. The spring 70 does notpress the detent 73inwardly beyond the periphery of. the flange 27 and the flat portion 56on the periphery of the held against the peripheries of the flanges un--til they are brought into registration'with the 30 I conveyer below thedrum.

' Disposed in the grooves between the flanges 27 at the bottom of thedrum are guide fingers 7 7 supported from the ways by a bar 78.

' The fingers 77 have beveled portions 79 at their forward ends todirect the blades into registration with the pockets in the conveyer 44.The fingers 77 have shoulders 80 for engaging the ends of the blade'andcausing them left, as viewed in Fig. 3, so as to close the air todrop-from the flanges 27 into-the conveyer pockets. engage the shoulders80 the end of. the slide valve 32' engages, a cam surface 81 projectingfrom the bracket 20 sliding the alve to the ducts 31 and connect theouter ends of the air duets with the atmosphere. Thisreleases thesuction in. the air ductxand permits the blade to drop freely into'theconveyer pocket. The

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parts are positioned to release the blade before it is moved to. theextreme end of the pocketas otherwise there would be-danger that the endofthe blade might rest against thebar 78 instead of falling to a flatposition in the bottom of the pocket. A guide bar 82 is arranged at thefront side of the pocket and spaced outwardly a shortdistance from theconveyer, as shown in Fig. 4. This bar has an inclined portionapproaching the conveyer so that the blades are moved inwardlyby thebeveled in-- ner face of the bar as the conveyer moves to-- ward itsdischarge end. The blades are discharged from the conveyer to suitablepackaging mechanism which forms no part of the At the same time that theblades.

It will be seen that the mechanism automatically extracts the bladesfrom the hoppers and deposits a definite number in the pockets of theconveyer. If the tube 24 is in the position shown in Fig. 3 each pocketwill receive ten blades, but if the packages .of five are desired thetube may be moved inwardly to disconnect the chamber 28 and the machinewill then operate to deposit five blades only in each pocket. i

I claim 2 1. In combination, an inclined magazine for supporting aseries of flat articles on top ing a suction opening therein arrangedadjacent the bottom of said series, tlie bottom of said series beingdisposed adjacent the path of rotary movement of said device at one sideof the uppermost position of said'device and means for rotating saidsuction device to move said opening upwardly past the bottom of saidseries to extract the lowermost article most of said articles to alowered posit-ionto be-engaged by said extracting means at the a timesaid article is extracted from the lower end of said magazine.

3. In combination, a magazine for supporting articles to be fed, and amember mounted stationary with respect to said magaz'ine forfrictionally engaging the articles in said magazine, said engaging meansbeing operative to support the upper articles but inoperative to supportthe lowermost articles to permit the lowermost articles in said-magazineto move downwardly while retaining the upperarticles in position.

4:. In combination, an inclined magazine for supporting articles to befed, a contact member extending along the. side of said of one another,a rotary suction device haw magazinevforengaging said articles, means I5. In combination, an inclined magazine 5 for articles to 'be fed, acontact member extending along the upper side of said magazine forengaging the articles in said magazine, meansfor periodically liftingsaid con-- tact member out of engagement with said articles, and meansfor raising said articles lifted, said contact membenbeing permitted insaid magazine while said contact member is to ge-engage said articleswhile liftedto retain said articles in their lifted position, thelowermost articles 1n said magazine being below traction of an articlefrom the lower end of said magazine.

articles in said magazine from theweight of the upper articles thereinto permit easy ex- 7. The combination with a magazine for supporting astack of articles, of a rotary suction member for extracting articlesfrom the lower end of said magazine, and frictional means extendingalong the upper portion of said magazine but terminating above thelowermost article therein for supporting the upper articles in-saidmagazine above the lowermost articles therein to facilitate easy removalof the lowermost articles by said rotary suction member.

8. In combination, a magazlne for supporting a stack of articles, asuction member movable past the bottom of said magazine in a directiontransverse to the axis of said magazlne to extract articles from thebottom of said magazine, means for periodically raising all the drticlesin' said magazine, and

means for sustaining the upper articles in said magazine in their raisedposition while the lowermost articles therein are returned to the bottomof said magazine to permit extraction of the lowermost article by saidsuction member whilesaidarticle'is free from the weight of the stack insaid magazine.

9. In combinatiom'an inclined magazine for supporting a stack ofarticles, a rotary suction member movable in an upward direction pastthe lower end of said magazine, means for periodically raising thearticles in said magazine, and a contact member for engaging thearticles in said magazine to retain the upper articles therein in theirraised position while permitting a limited number of the lowermostarticles to move downwardly tothe bottom of said magazine to permit thelowermost-article to be extracted by said rotarysuction member whilefree from the weight of the stack'of articles in said magazine.

10. -In combination, a magazine for supporting a stack of articles ontoof one another, a spring-pressed contact member for engaging saidarticles to prevent downward movement thereof in said magazine, a rotarysuction device for extracting articles from the lower end of saidmagazine, and means on said suction device for releasing said contactmember in timed relation to the movement of said suction device 11. Incombination, an inclined magazine 12. In combination, a magazine forsupporting articles to 'be' fed, a rotary member disposed adjacent thebottom of said magazine for extracting articles therefrom, a lifter 7arranged to engage the articles in said magazine, means on said rotarymember for periodically engaging said lifter to raise the articles insaid magazine, a contact device for engaging all but the lowermostarticles in said magazlne, and means on said rotary member for releasingsaid contact device during the operation of said lifter.

13. In combination, a, magazine forsupporting articles on top of oneanother, a rotary member for extracting articles from the bottom of saidmagazine, a lifter for raising the articles in said magazine, a contactdevice for holding all but the lowermost articles in said magazine frommovement therein, and means controlled by said rotary member foroperating said lifter,

and contact device in timed relation so that said contact device isreleased during the up ward movement of said lifter but returned toengagement prior tot he return movement of said lifter.

14. In combination, aninclined magazine H having the to thereof open, aspring-pressed plate dispose above the top of said magazine for engagingthe upper surfaces of articles therein, said magazine extending belowthe lower edge of said plate so that the lowermost articles in'saidmagazine are free from said plate, means for extracting articles fromthe bottom of said magazine, and means operated by said extracting'means for lifting said late.

P 15. In combination, an inclined magazine having the top thereof open,a spring-pressed plate disposed above the top. of said magazine forengaging the upper surfaces ofarticles therein, said magazine extendingbelow the lower edge of said plate so that the lowermost articles insaid magazine are free from said ,plate, means for extracting articlesfromthe bottom of said magazine, means operated by said extracting meansfor lifting said plate, and means'for raising said articles in saidmagazine while said plate is lifted.

16 In combination, a magazine for sup porting aseries of articles, arotary suction device having a suction opening arranged to rotateadjacent the bottom of said magazme,

and a detent for engaging said suction device to limit the number ofarticles extracted at 'one time from said magazine by said suctiondevice.

7 17. In combination, a magazine for supporting a series of articles ontop of one another, a rotary suction device having a suction openingtherein arranged to rotate adacent the bottom of said magazme forexflattened portion on the periphery thereofarranged to move adj agentthe endmost articles in said magazine, a detent for limiting the numberof articles extracted from said magazine by said drum, and means forholding said detent against the cylindrical periphery of said drum butpermitting said detent to clear the flattened portion of said drum.

20. In combination, a magazine for support a stack of articles on top ofone another, a drum arranged to rotate adjacent the bottom en'dof saidmagazine, said drum having a flattened portion on the periphery thereofand a suction opening extending through said flattened portion, a detentfor engaging said drum adjacent said magazine, and resilient means forpressing said detent against the. cylindrical surface of said drum butpermitting said detent to free said flattened portion so that articlesheld against said flattened portion will move readily befieath saiddetent.-

21. In combination, in inclined magazine for supporting articles on topof one another, said magazine having the top face thereof open, aspring-pressed contact member for engaging the articles in saidmagazine, a lifter for raising the articles in said magazine, a drumarranged to rotate adjacent the lower end of said magazine, said drumhaving a flattend portion on the periphery thereof and a suction openingextending through said flatriphery of said drum to limit tened portion,means oh saidodrum for raising said contact member, means on said drumfor operating saidlifterwhile'said contact member is raised, saidcontact member being arranged to re-engage said articles while liftedbut leaving the lowermost articles free, and a spring-pressed detent forengaging the pethe number of articles extracted from said magazine bysaid drum, said detent being resiliently held against the cylindricalportion of the periph cry of said drum but arranged to clear theflattened portion thereof to permit ready movement of an article held onsaid flattened portion past said detent. a

-22. Feeding mechanism comprisin a suction member having a plurality ofholding faces, and an exhaust device connectible with differentnumbersof said faces to vary the capacity/of said feeding mechanism.

' 23. Feeding mechanism comprising a plurality of suction chambers,article holding faces separately connected with said chambers, and anexhaust devicearranged to be cdnnected with one or more of said chambersto vary the capacity of said feeding mechaso nlsm.

, 24, Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary suction device having aplurality of suction chambers therein, said suction device havingseparate article holding faces separately connected with said suctionchambers, and adjustable means for exhausting air from one or. more ofsaid chambers.

25. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary drum having internal chamberssepa-- rated by apartition wall, article holding surfaces on theperiphery of said'drum connected with said chambers respectively, 'ahollow shaft on which said 'drum is mounted, and a suction devicedisposed in said shaft and movable therein to exhaust air from one ormore of said chambers. J

26. Article feeding mechanism comprising a hollow drum having atransverse partition therein and having air ducts extending from theinterior of said drum to the periphery" thereof at opposite sides ofsaid partition, a hollow shaft for said drum, and a suction tubearranged to slide longitudinally'in said shaft to exhaust air from saiddrum at one or both sides of said partition.

27. Article feeding mechanism comprising a drum having circumferentialflanges thereon, said drum being providedzwith a plurality of internalchambers having air ducts extending outwardly through said flanges tothe peripheries thereof, a hollow shaft extendingthrough the center ofsaid drum and communicating with chambers therein, and allexhaust tubemounted. to slide within said hollow shaft into one position for closingthe communicationfrom one of said chambers to said exhaust tube and intoanother position for exhausting air from said chamber.

28. Feeding mechanism comprising a drum having internal chambersseparated by a transverse partition, circumferential flanges. on saiddrum having air ducts therein com municating with said chambersrespectively, means for supporting articles adjacent the peripheries ofsaid flanges, a hollow shaft for "said drum having openings thereincommunieating with the chambers in said drum, and

an exhaust tube slidably mounted in said shaft and movable into positionto close or open the openings in said hollow shaft communicating withone of said chambers.

' 29. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary suction device having aradial air duct therein, means connected with the interior duct, meansfor opening said valve to con nect the open end of said air duct withsaid exhaust chamber when said open end is in one position, and meansfor shifting said valve to close the connection between said open endand said chamber and to connect said open end with atmosphere when saidI open end is in another'position.

31. Feeding mechanism compr sing a rotary suction device having aplurality of air ducts therein spaced from one another in the directionof'the axis of said suction device, and a common valve disposedeccentrically of said rotarysuction device for controlling said air,ducts.

32. Feeding mechanism comprising a ro- "tary drum having a suctionchamber therein and a plurality of air ducts connecting said chamberwith the periphery of said drum, a valve extending longitudinally ofsaid drum eccentrically thereof andintersecting said air ducts, andmeans for sliding said valve longitudinally to control the passage ofair through said air ducts.

33. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary drum having a plurality ofsuction chambers therein, an exhaust device adjustable for exhaustingair from one'or more of said chambers, said drum having air ductstherein connecting said chambers with the periphery of said drum, meansfor supplying articles to the-periphery of said drum, a slide valveintersecting said air ducts, and

cam devices-at opposite endsof said drum for alternately moving saidslide valve in opposite directions.

34. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary drum having an air ductprovided with a peripheral opening, an exhaust device connected withthe. inner end of said air duct, means for supporting articles to be fedadjacent the path of movement of the open end of said air duct, anarticle receiver spaced from said article supporting means and adjacentthe path of said peripheral opening,

a slide valve intersecting said air duct, means for engaging said slidevalve to move said valve into position to connect the open end of saidair duct with said exhaust means when said open end is adjacent saidarticle supporting -means, and means for moving porting articlesadjacent the peripheral openings of said air ducts, receiving meansarranged adjacent the peripheries of said flanges, means for moving saidvalve in one direction when the openings of said air ducts are adjacentthe article supporting means, and means for moving said valve in theopposite direction whenthe openings of said air .ducts are adjacent thearticle receiving means.

36'. The combination with a rotary carrier having an air ductprovided'with a peripheral opening for holding] an article against theperiphery of said carrier, of a pair of spaced guides adjacent saidcarrier in position to permit an article to be moved by said carrierbetween "said guides, saidguides having shoulders thereon for engagingsaid article when said article reaches its discharge position.

37. The combination with a rotary carrier having an air duct providedwith a pcripheral opening, of a conveyer having pockets therein,mechanism for moving said conveyer adjacent said carrier and forbringing said conveyer to rest with the pockets therein in registrationwith said carrier, a pair of guides disposed at opposite sides of saidcarrier for directing an article on said carrier-into registration witha pocket on said conveyer, said guides having shoulders for disengagingsaid article from said carrier, and means for connecting said air ductwith atmosphere when an article on said carrier is in osition to en a esaid shoulders.

38. The combination with a conveyer having a plurality of pocketstherein, of a rotary carrier having spaced suction means for hold,- ingarticles on the periphery thereof, said rotary carrier being movable toposition each of a plurality of said suction means over'a correspondingpocket in said coveyer and means for moving said conveyer relative tosaid rotary carrier to bring the pockets under said suction meanssuccessively into registration with said suction holding means.

39. The combination with a conveyer having pockets thereon, of a drumhaving a plurality'of longitudinally spaced suction means for holdingarticles against the surface of said drum, means for moving said carrierto bring the pockets thereon successively into registration with saidholding means, and means for disengaging the'articles from said drum todeposit articles from each of said holding means in various pockets onsaid carrier as said carrier is moved from one to the other of saidholding means. L

40. In combination, a magazine for supporting a series of articles ontop' of one another, a member having a suction opening therein arrangedto rotate adjacent the bottom of said magazine for extracting articlestherefrom, and a detent arranged at the side of said magazine where saidsuction opening moves away from said magazine for limiting the number ofarticles extracted at 'one time from said magazine by said suctionopening.

41. Feeding mechanism comprising a r0- tary member having a plurality ofair ducts therein spaced from one another'in the direction of the axisof rotation of said member, and a common valve disposed ecce'ntricallyof the axis of rotation of said member for controlling said air ducts.

42. Feeding mechanism comprising a rotary member having a plurality ofsuction chambers therein, an exhaust device adjustable for exhaustingair from one or more of said chambers, said member having air ductstherein connecting saidchambers with suction openings equally spacedfrom the axis of rotation of said member, means for supplying articlesto said suction openings, 'a slide valve intersecting said air ducts,and cam devices at opposite ends of said member for alternately movingsaid slide valve in opposite directions.

43. The combination with a conveyor hav* ing a plurality of pocketstherein, of a rotary carrier having spaced suction means for holdingarticles, said rotary carrier being movable to position each of aplurality of said suction means over a corresponding article receivingarea on said conveyer, means for moving said conveyer relative to saidrotary carrier to bring said article recelvlngn areas on said conveyerunder said suct1onmeans successively into'registration with said spacedsuction means. 44:. In combination, amagazine for containing articles tobe fed, a rotary'carrier having a suction device thereon for extractingarticles at the lower end of said magazine, means for lifting allthe-articles in said magazine, a contact member associated with saidmagazine for engaging the articles at a predetermined position to retainthe articles above and release the articles below said position, meansfor operating said contact memher to release the same while the articlesare a.

for re-engaging said articles to release the lowermost articles and holdtheremainder of the articles in position in said magazine, and means foroperating said suction device and rotary carrier to extract thelowermost released articles from said magazine.

45. In combination, a series of inclined magazines, a rotary carrier atthe bottom of the magazines for extracting articles from said magazines,means upon which the articles are deposited by said carrier in positionto form stacks, and means for moving the stacks from one position toanother to deposit on each stack an article from more than one of saidmagazines. A

46. In combination a series of magazines, a rotary carrier havmg aplurality of circumferentially arranged suction devices for extractingarticles from each of said magazines, means upon which the articles aredeposited by said carrier in separated positions to form stacks, andmeans for moving the stacks to deposit on each stack an article frommore than one of said magazines.

47. In combination, a series of magazines,

a rotary carrier having a plurality of circumferentially arrangedsuction devices for extracting articles from each of said magazines anddepositing them in a row, means upon which said row of articlesaredeposited by said carrier to form stacks, and means for moving each ofsaid stacks to receive an article from more than one of said magazines.

In testimony whereof I have signed m .nameto this specification on this30th day of October, A. D. 1925.

MICHAEL J. MILMOE.

